PESHAWAR: The Petroleum Division on Monday claimed that no gas load shedding is being carried out in any part of the country.
In a statement on Twitter, the division said that there is no gas load shedding for domestic, industrial and commercial consumers in the country while the LNG cargo ship scheduled for December 18 reached the country on December 21, today.
2. Ref. a press report which states, one LNG cargo that was scheduled to arrive on 18th December has delayed at loading port& is now scheduled to arrive today. This will allow both sui companies to enhance LNG supplies frm tmrw which is expected to improve system pressure.
— Petroleum Division, Ministry of Energy (@Official_PetDiv) December 21, 2020
Both the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and Sui Northern Gas Company (SNGC) are trying their best to maintain a normal supply of gas to the consumers. The complaints of low pressure are being resolved and the use of a gas compressor is illegal, the statement reads.
4. Both gas utilities are striving to maintain the gas supply to 10 million households across the country. However, illegal use of gas compressors has led to low gas pressure problems in some areas, which is being curbed by the sui companies.
— Petroleum Division, Ministry of Energy (@Official_PetDiv) December 21, 2020
Earlier, commuters and transporters in KP lamented about facing difficulties as over 600 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in the province remained shut on the second consecutive day on Sunday due to suspension of gas supply to the filling stations.
The government had ordered Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) to the gas supply of CNG stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for four days a week to ensure supply to domestic consumers.
The move came after CNG stations across the province, despite government directions to suspend operations, continued to provide gas filling services to vehicle owners.
CNG station owner Afsar Khan told Profit that despite the abundant gas production in KP at the moment, gas is neither being supplied to industries nor domestic consumers. “It is the government’s responsibility to ensure the gas supply to all of its customers. Why should we pay for their mistakes?”
On Sunday, gas shortage and low pressure was also reported in several cities of Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh while citizens complained about being forced to use LPG cylinders and wood for burning.
